The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-04-27
Corporation Meeting.

The meeting Of the Village Corpora
ton adjourned from the annual meeting
two weeks ago, was held in Coburn Hall
Monday afternoon at O'Clock, William
II. Fuller Esq, in the chat. The water
| question had been the one subject Of
| conversation ON the street for the two
weeks since the annual meeting and the
attendance was very large nearly every
seat in the body Of the hall being taken.
The moderator called upon the Committee
appointed at the last meeting to report
and Mr. Lewis Anderson read the report
As follows:
The undersigned Committee appointed
at meeting of the Skowhegan Village
Corporation, held April 18th, to consider
the adyisability of contracting with the
Skowhegan Water Company for a supply
of water for Il term of years. have at
tended TO that duty and respectfully sub
nit the following:
REPORT
The committee have visited Augusta.
Bath, Gardiner, Lewiston and Norway
and obtained all the facts and infOrma-
ton they could; since which, they have
had two conferences with the Skowhegan
Water Company, but have failed to gain
such Information OF would warrant re-
port faV0ring the adoption OF the prop0-
sltlon of said Wa er Company to SAID
Village Corporation, but instead, after
careful Investigation and study Of the
subject, have unanimously resolved to
report to this meeting; that We do not
consider ii advisable to accept the terms
proposed by said Water Co aud recon-
mend that said corporation move very
carefully and take plenty of time to con.
slider the cast fully, SO that when they
shall have adopted Il system, it will be i'll
all respects Il first class one atlording all
facilities, and at as low cost rs can pos
sibly be obtained.
Your committee believing that good
good system of water works is desirable
and that it is only question of time
when we shall have one recommend
that committee be appointed to further
Investigate the same in all its bearings,
get estimates, surveys and plans, make
careful inquiry regarding their workings
when in use, so as to profit from the eX
perience of others. thereby avoiding as
much as possible the errors SO common
in all jobs of the kind. Also consider
the ACCESSIBILITY or otherwise of the cor
poration securing its own Charter and
water works and report on all OF the
above at the next annual meeting OF SAID
Corporation.
The committee deem it proper to add
that, in declining the offer of said Water
Company they know of nothing whatever
in the proposition or in the conduct OF
said Water Co. that is dishonorable in
any way, nor are we prepared to say That
their price is cXhorbitant; we only re-
commend that no system be adol ted until
the fullest investigation has been made on
benalf of the Village Corporation, all of
which is hereby respectfully submitted
W. ii. FULLER,
l.. ANDERSON, r,,,n,i,,,,
ISAAC DYER,
X l.. MITCHELL,
The report of the committee was ac
ccpted and adopted and the same commit
tee was appointed to continue the inveSt-
CATION and report at the next annual
of the Corporation AS provided
in the said report.
The articles relating to the water
works to extending the force pump down
Water Street and relating to new water
wheel on the South side were passed
over.
1t was voted to raise $500 to buy 1000
it. of new hose, and the meeting adj
juurned without day.
Danish cloth, in cream, light and dark
beige and brown, at Frenchs'.